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UK’s financial regulator to relax rules for pushing insurance to large companies
The changes aim to better differentiate big corporates from smaller...
Wildfires and floods cause billion-dollar economic loss in Asia Pacific in the first quarter of 2025: Aon Report
George Attard, CEO for Reinsurance Solutions for APAC , Aon In the...
German Insurtech Wefox seeks funding at over $5 billion value
Wefox has carved out a different niche in the insurtech space, opting to distribute its insurance policies through a network of agents rather than hawking its products directly to consumers like some other startups The latest fundraising comes amid a challenging...
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
Last week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the recent monkeypox epidemic identified in more than 40 countries, mostly in Europe, as “unusual and concerning.” Monkeypox has sickened people for decades in central and west Africa, where one...
Electric vehicles could take 33% of global sales by 2028-AlixPartners
EVs accounted for less than 8% of global sales last year, and just under 10% in the first quarter of 2022 To support that demand, automakers and suppliers now expect to invest at least $526 billion on EVs and batteries from 2022-2026, the firm said at its annual...
Strong earthquake kills at least 280 in Afghanistan
Most of the confirmed deaths were in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika, where 255 people had been killed and more than 200 injured, said interior ministry official Salahuddin Ayubi. In Khost province, 25 people had been killed and 90 taken to hospital, said a...
18th SIRC opens for registration, 4-day hybrid event to begin on 31Oct
“With the theme ‘RE-CONNECTING ..RE-SHAPING THE FUTURE!’, the upcoming 18th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) will be held from 31 Oct to 3 Nov 2022.It will be organised as a hybrid event – principally in-person, with a virtual segment for those...
Volkswagen faces mounting scrutiny on human rights violations in China, risk insurance declined by Berlin
Berlin recently declined a Volkswagen request to renew risk insurance for the company’s Chinese operations over the human rights concerns, according to a person familiar with the matter Volkswagen AG faces mounting pressure to address allegations of human rights...
Sovcomflot fleet fully covered by Russian insurers, CEO says
Technically, we meet all international trade requirements,” CEO Igor Tonkovidov told reporters. “Currently, the company’s fleet is almost fully busy in shipping hydrocarbons, cargoes are delivered to different parts of the world.” Moscow: Russia’s state-run Sovcomflot...
Floods in Indian NE states and Bangladesh, 11more dead, 47 lakh affected in Assam
Dhaka/Guwahati: Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by massive floods that have ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links, authorities said Saturday. In India’s Assam...
Turkish insurers come under severe strain: Fitch
The effects of macroeconomic deterioration, soaring inflation and the continuing price cap on motor third-party liability (MTPL) insurance could push some insurers below minimum regulatory solvency levels, forcing them to raise capital or to be acquired by stronger...
AXA XL appoints HaoMing Zhou as country manager, China – Insurance
Gilles Fromageot, Regional Manager, Asia, AXA XL said “As the risk landscape and economic conditions continue to evolve, businesses are faced with new challenges every day, further increasing the need for an expert partner.” AXA XL Insurance today announced the...